Mikey Garcia is consistently one of the best-prepared fighters in boxing. But for the first time in the slick, 25-year-old boxer's career he will find himself in territory for which no amount of preparation can guarantee a result.

Garcia is moving up. Not in stature. But in weight class. A featherweight since he was 15, the Oxnard boxer will be testing the waters in the junior lightweight division. His handlers certainly didn't pick an easy introduction to 130 pounds. Instead of a trial tune-up, he will jump right into the fire against an accomplished, reigning champion in Rocky Martinez. This fight will be a good indicator if the rising young Californian is going to be able to be able to carry his elite skills and dominating ways north of the featherweight division